How To Install i810switch on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install i810switch on Kali Linux.

What is i810switch

i810switch is:

i810switch enables/disables the output to the CRT display and LCD, depending on the i810 graphics controller hardware. Such hardware is found on some laptops (eg, Sony Vaios, some Dell models, etc). Chipsets also supported include i855, i830, i845.

This package includes the i810rotate script, which toggles the output between three states: LCD only, LCD + CRT, and CRT only.

There are three methods to install i810switch on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install i810switch Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install i810switch using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install i810switch

Install i810switch Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install i810switch using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install i810switch

Install i810switch Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install i810switch using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install i810switch

How To Uninstall i810switch on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the i810switch package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove i810switch

Uninstall i810switch And Its Dependencies

To uninstall i810switch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove i810switch

Remove i810switch Configurations and Data

To remove i810switch configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge i810switch

Remove i810switch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove i810switch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge i810switch

Dependencies

i810switch have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• pciutils

References

• i810switch website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install i810switch package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.